# A retraction from me to Microsoft

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retraction-from-me-to-microsoft/160336>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retraction-from-me-to-microsoft/160336 "2003-03-10T16:49:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retraction-from-me-to-microsoft/160336/1 "2003-03-10T16:49:02Z")

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A complained some time ago about a Windows 98 update that resulted in exceedingly slow shut-down time. Well, it wasn’t the update I guess.

I installed Norton System Doctor at about the same time as the update showed up. I defragged my hard drive yesterday and to do so I have to close System Doctor. When I shut down Windows 98 afterwards shut-down time was not nearly so long as with that program not running.

Apologies to Microsoft make my stomach hurt, but I suppose I’ll get over it in a year or two.

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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-retraction-from-me-to-microsoft/160336/2 "2003-03-10T16:53:36Z")

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> \*Originally posted by David Simmons \*  
> \*\*… When I shut down Windows 98 afterwards shut-down time was not nearly so long as with that program not running.
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“This is another fine mess you’ve gotten me into. Can’t you do anything right?”

This “shut-down time was not nearly so long as with that program not running.” should read "shut-down time was not nearly so long with that program not running.